The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-30

time ana burned. II allowed to go to crib
other corn will be affected, and the disease
will increase the following year.
A poultry raiser up in New York State
makes his hens work for their yictuaIs.
He says: / like to feed some ear corn To
my chickens. / feed about half In this
way. The ears are thrown on straw and
the birds peck and scratch away at them.
They have to work hard for every kernel
iney get and this working keeps them
busy and out of mischief. Besides, il is
the working hen that pays; q lazy hen is
like lazy man.
The following preparation applied to the
surface will prevent any rusting on ploughs
or any other metal surfaces: Melt one
ounce Of resin In Pill OF linseed oil. and
when hot mix with two quarts of KEROSENE
oil. This can be kept on hand and applied
in moment with brush or rag TO the
metal surface of any tool that is not going
to be used for a few days, preventing any
rust and saving much Vexation when it is
to be used again.
Cows, If allowed to fall of in their flow
OF milk, will not usually regain 1t. If the
pastures are deficient supplement them
with fodder, corn and rations of corn meal,
ground oats and bran. In the cooler days
of this month and those that follow, ex-
cellent butter may be made, equal to that
made in June. Cows to caIve in winter
should be dried off about two months be-
fore their time, and be well fed while dry,
-Agriculturist.
Farmers and gardeners could very profit
ably spend more time visiting markets and
learning how to prepare and pack their
produce so as to get the best prices. Espe-
cially true is this Of vegetables, fruit and
butter. Most people buy to please tho eye,
and il thing looks nice they are willing
to pay fancy price for it. Quality is 3
good thing, bat appearances are often more
important IN liking prices than is quail
ity.
The unprecedently large corn crop this
year in the South will relieve the people
there of the necessity of paying high
prices for Western corn. The report of
the Agricultural Department gives figures
that show an increase in the yield of corn
in the Southern States over last year of 81. =
000,0 bushels. Owing to the short yield
in the West, this increased Weld will be
of immense benefit to every business in.
terest in that section.
The strange worm that recently made
its appearance in the Central aud Western
States receiving the name of the parsley
worm, has received no little attention, A
Kansas farmer says of this worm: "When
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carefully with the worm that works in the
end of the corn ear and found them to be
identical, with the exception that the
parsley worm had darker green color
probably from more exposure to the sun.
Here is a suggestion from a lady who
claims that eggs can be preserved for
year or more If the pores of the shell are
closed. Owing to the porosity of the she'll
a 1uid is constantly passing out, aud this
evaporation is greater in warm weather
than In cold. To stop this the eggs need
to be smeared with any fresh grease. Wipe
off any surplus oil, then set them on the
small end in bran in close layers and keen
them in a cool but not freezing place.
To kill gophers, a Minnesota farmer
says: Take a small bottle OF strychnine
and pulverize il, mixing it with half pint
of grease fried out of the best breakfast
bacon. Put this mixture into five or six
quarts of corn and stir until every grain
is thoroughly creased over. StreW these
savory kernels three or four feet apart
around the entire field on the edge of the
ploughing. The gophers generally burrow
in the unbroken sod near by. They smell
the bacon and get the poison Immediately
and continue to come to the feast until all
are quieted.
Where the stables are daily cleaned, a
manure pit for the preservation OF the
manure must be provided. This Dit should
have about double the stable surface,
should be two feet deep and have a wall or
ridge around the outside at least a foot
higher than the surrounding surface in
order 20 exclude water during rains. Ii is
not necessary to cover the pit as the
amount of rain or snow falling upon the
manure will not more than compensate for
the evaporation. The bottom and sides OF
the pit should be impervious to water, so
as to prevent loss of the soluble constitu-
ents.
Fifty cents invested in linseed oil, and
an hours time applying it to your wagon
wheels will save you the expense of hav-
ing the tires of your wagon cut or
''stoved," and, perhaps, a breakdown or
trouble Of some kind when you least ex-
pect il. Put the oil into a hollow vessel
and heat il as hot as you can. Raise the
wagon wheel as when oiling the spindle
and place the vessel under so that the rim
will pass through the oil. Pass the rim
through the oil slowly three or four times
and the work will be done. The hot oil
saturates the felloe and prevents il from
becoming water soaked.
The profits of a small flock of sheep are
usually very large, and probably no in
vestment the farmer can make pays so
| large a dividend. II may be claimed that
q profit OF 80 per cent can be annually
made, and exceptional instances are re-
corded of the wool and lambs at the end
| Of the year paying the first cost. Sheep
are the greatest success upon cheap lands,
as it would be difficult to have an acre of
| 500 land afford subsistence for sheep
enough t0make ii pay, an argument that
1 would apply as well to other stock, though
no other stock paws so complete divi-
dend as does 4 sheep with her fleece and
lamb.
II. +. Alvord is credited with the follow
ing expression as to the effect of ensilage
on butter: Butter from COWS fed on ensi.
lsge stands in the first class in our most
critical markets, and has so done for some
years. do not mean to refer to extreme
cases OF irrational, exclusive feeding Of
ensilage, or any approach thereto. On the
use of ensilage / am no enthusiast or ex
tremist, but believe it to be valuable
in most cases an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Il
our list of foods for cattle; for dairy cattle
and buttermakers at that. And, to my
mind, il is well settled that the marke
(the will OF the great majority OF the bes
buyers) approves the use of good ensilagI
rs part OF the ration for butter cows as OF
par with roots and grain and hay.
Household HINTS.
Ginger cake-One and one.half cups mo
lesses, one.half cup of brown sugar, sam
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